Does this story tell us more about R as a standard, or more about the refereeing process? I've dealt with referees for a long time and I'd have to go with the l

Does this story tell us more about R as a standard, or more about the refereeing process? I've dealt with referees for a long time and I'd have to go with the latter. This is to me yet another case of a referee viewing his/her preferences as the only correct way to do things.